- Institution/s: Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 182
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Augustine Edith EMENE, Carmen CUÉLLAR LÁZARO, Gema GUNTIÑAS FRAU, Isaac MORENO RUIZ, Susana ALVAREZ ALVAREZ
- Creation / modification date: 01-02-2014
- Term: numerical abnormality(ies)
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Numerical abnormalities are a type of chromosome abnormality. These types of birth defects occur when there is a different number of chromosomes in the cells of the body from what is usually found. So, instead of the usual 46 chromosomes in each cell of the body, there may be 45 or 47 chromosomes.
- Context: The results support a role for structural and numerical abnormalities of centrosomes in early carcinogenesis.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: MUNK, Katharina (Hrsg.) (2010). Taschenlehrbuch Biologie: Genetik. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag, 380.
- Definition: MURKEN, Jan (Hrsg.) (2006). Humangenetik. 7., vollst. neubearb. u. erw. Aufl. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme, 180.
- Context: SEYFFERT, Wilhelm (Hrsg.) (2003). Lehrbuch der Genetik. Berlin: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 1032.
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